seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
on the sea; surface of the sea
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
strategy meeting; council of war
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
materials; data; document
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to have a bitter experience
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
group; party; team; squad; section
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
real world; outside world (e.g. the world outside of school)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
reality; actuality; hard fact